JPMorgan Apparent Target Of Russian Computer Hackers

Russian state sponsored computer hackers may have recently gained access to JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) and stolen sensitive data, Bloomberg is reporting. Citing multiple people familiar with the investigation, the hacking incident is being considered in the context of potential diplomatic and military tensions between the US and Russia and the FBI and NSA are both involved in probing the incident.

Russian hackers get their hands on JPMorgan's sensitive data

Several gigabytes of sensitive data was lost, thought to include private information on employees and customers.

The report noted attacks on the U.S. financial sector from Russia and Eastern...